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'''Dani Cavallaro''' is a British freelance writer, born in 1962<ref>{{Cite web |last=Congress |first=The Library of |title=Cavallaro, Dani, 1962- - LC Linked Data Service: Authorities and Vocabularies {{!}} Library of Congress, from LC Linked Data Service: Authorities and Vocabularies (Library of Congress) |url=https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no99003735.html |access-date=2024-12-04 |website=id.loc.gov}}</ref>, who specializes in literary, [[cultural theory]], and visual arts topics.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.bloomsbury.com/us/author/dani-cavallaro/ |title=Dani Cavallaro |access-date=2023-09-06 |website=[[Bloomsbury Publishing]] |archive-date=7 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230907132430/https://www.bloomsbury.com/us/author/dani-cavallaro/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
'''Dani Cavallaro''' (born 1962<ref>{{Cite web |title=Cavallaro, Dani, 1962– |url=https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no99003735.html |access-date=2024-12-04 |publisher=[[Library of Congress]]}}</ref>) is a British freelance writer, who specializes in literary, [[cultural theory]], and visual arts topics.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.bloomsbury.com/us/author/dani-cavallaro/ |title=Dani Cavallaro |access-date=2023-09-06 |publisher=[[Bloomsbury Publishing]] |archive-date=7 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230907132430/https://www.bloomsbury.com/us/author/dani-cavallaro/ |url-status=live }}</ref>


== Academic responses ==
== Academic responses ==


In his review of ''Magic as Metaphor in Anime'', Christopher Feldman of the [[University of Texas at Austin]] criticised Cavallaro's use of "cliché, repetitive phrasing", which he felt may be useful for general audiences, but not for readers seeking a "rigorous work".<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Feldman |first=Christopher R |year=2012 |title=''Magic as Metaphor in Anime: A Critical Study'' |journal=Magic, Ritual & Witchcraft |volume=7 |issue=2 |pages=228–230 |doi=10.1353/mrw.2012.0017 |s2cid=162271778 |via=JSTOR}}</ref> [[Buckinghamshire New University]]'s Mark Bould further criticised Cavallaro's writing in a review of ''Cyberpunk and Cyberculture'', calling it "disturbingly dishonest". Bould felt that the work often simply summarizes the analysis done by other critics, and draws analogies without presenting an analytical argument, demonstrating Cavallaro's ignorance of the [[cyberpunk]] genre.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Bould |first=Mark |year=2000 |title=A Half-Baked Hypertext |url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/4240933 |journal=Science Fiction Studies |volume=27 |issue=3 |pages=520–522 |jstor=4240933 |via=JSTOR}}</ref> While a review of the same work by David Finkelstein of [[Queen Margaret University]] praises the breadth of Cavallaro's discussion of [[William Gibson]]'s work, it also noted the "amorphous" and "dilute" critique, which Finkelstein felt did not provide enough context to each work.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Finkelstein |first=David |year=2002 |title=Review: [Untitled] |url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/40039769 |journal=The Library Quarterly: Information, Community, Policy |volume=72 |issue=3 |pages=386–388 |doi=10.1086/lq.72.3.40039769 |jstor=40039769 |via=JSTOR}}</ref>
In his review of ''Magic as Metaphor in Anime'', Christopher Feldman of the [[University of Texas at Austin]] criticised Cavallaro's use of "cliché, repetitive phrasing", which he felt may be useful for general audiences, but not for readers seeking a "rigorous work".<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Feldman |first=Christopher R |year=2012 |title=''Magic as Metaphor in Anime: A Critical Study'' |journal=Magic, Ritual & Witchcraft |volume=7 |issue=2 |pages=228–230 |doi=10.1353/mrw.2012.0017 |s2cid=162271778 |via=JSTOR}}</ref> [[Buckinghamshire New University]]'s Mark Bould further criticised Cavallaro's writing in a review of ''Cyberpunk and Cyberculture'', calling it "disturbingly dishonest". Bould felt that the work often simply summarises the analysis done by other critics, and draws analogies without presenting an analytical argument, demonstrating Cavallaro's ignorance of the [[cyberpunk]] genre.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Bould |first=Mark |year=2000 |title=A Half-Baked Hypertext |url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/4240933 |journal=Science Fiction Studies |volume=27 |issue=3 |pages=520–522 |jstor=4240933 |via=JSTOR}}</ref> While a review of the same work by David Finkelstein of [[Queen Margaret University]] praises the breadth of Cavallaro's discussion of [[William Gibson]]'s work, it also noted the "amorphous" and "dilute" critique, which Finkelstein felt did not provide enough context to each work.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Finkelstein |first=David |year=2002 |title=Review: [Untitled] |url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/40039769 |journal=The Library Quarterly: Information, Community, Policy |volume=72 |issue=3 |pages=386–388 |doi=10.1086/lq.72.3.40039769 |jstor=40039769 |via=JSTOR}}</ref>


[[Yoshiko Okuyama]] of the [[University of Hawaii at Hilo]] reviewed ''Fairy Tale and Anime'' as an "excellent read" for scholars interested in the subjects, but noted that the book often used Japanese terminology without adequate explanation.<ref>{{Cite journal |title=Review: [Untitled] |journal=Marvels & Tales |last=Okuyama |first=Yoshiko |date=2013 |issue=2 |volume=27 |pages=399–342 |via=JSTOR |doi=10.13110/marvelstales.27.2.0339}}</ref> [[Lancaster University]]'s Alison Fell felt that ''French Feminist Theory'' was "a book to be recommended", but also that the density of technical prose was a barrier to introductory readers.<ref>{{Cite journal |title=''French Feminist Theory: An Introduction'' |journal=French Studies |last=Fell |first=Alison S |date=2005 |issue=3 |volume=59 |pages=436–437 |doi=10.1093/fs/kni201}}</ref>
[[Yoshiko Okuyama]] of the [[University of Hawaii at Hilo]] reviewed ''Fairy Tale and Anime'' as an "excellent read" for scholars interested in the subjects, but noted that the book often used Japanese terminology without adequate explanation.<ref>{{Cite journal |title=Review: [Untitled] |journal=Marvels & Tales |last=Okuyama |first=Yoshiko |date=2013 |issue=2 |volume=27 |pages=399–342 |via=JSTOR |doi=10.13110/marvelstales.27.2.0339}}</ref> [[Lancaster University]]'s Alison Fell felt that ''French Feminist Theory'' was "a book to be recommended", but also that the density of technical prose was a barrier to introductory readers.<ref>{{Cite journal |title=''French Feminist Theory: An Introduction'' |journal=French Studies |last=Fell |first=Alison S |date=2005 |issue=3 |volume=59 |pages=436–437 |doi=10.1093/fs/kni201}}</ref>

Revision as of 06:33, 5 December 2024

Dani Cavallaro (born 1962[1]) is a British freelance writer, who specializes in literary, cultural theory, and visual arts topics.[2]

Academic responses

In his review of Magic as Metaphor in Anime, Christopher Feldman of the University of Texas at Austin criticised Cavallaro's use of "cliché, repetitive phrasing", which he felt may be useful for general audiences, but not for readers seeking a "rigorous work".[3] Buckinghamshire New University's Mark Bould further criticised Cavallaro's writing in a review of Cyberpunk and Cyberculture, calling it "disturbingly dishonest". Bould felt that the work often simply summarises the analysis done by other critics, and draws analogies without presenting an analytical argument, demonstrating Cavallaro's ignorance of the cyberpunk genre.[4] While a review of the same work by David Finkelstein of Queen Margaret University praises the breadth of Cavallaro's discussion of William Gibson's work, it also noted the "amorphous" and "dilute" critique, which Finkelstein felt did not provide enough context to each work.[5]

Yoshiko Okuyama of the University of Hawaii at Hilo reviewed Fairy Tale and Anime as an "excellent read" for scholars interested in the subjects, but noted that the book often used Japanese terminology without adequate explanation.[6] Lancaster University's Alison Fell felt that French Feminist Theory was "a book to be recommended", but also that the density of technical prose was a barrier to introductory readers.[7]

Selected works

  • ——— (2000). Cyberpunk and Cyberculture: Science Fiction and the Work of William Gibson. Bloomsbury Publishing. ISBN 978-0-4850-0607-0.
  • ——— (2006). The Anime Art of Hayao Miyazaki. McFarland & Company. ISBN 978-0-7864-2369-9.
  • ——— (2007). French Feminist Theory: An Introduction. Bloomsbury Publishing. ISBN 978-0-8264-9245-6.
  • ——— (2007). Anime Intersections: Tradition and Innovation in Theme and Technique. McFarland & Company. ISBN 978-0-7864-3234-9.
  • ——— (2009). Anime and Memory: Aesthetic, Cultural and Thematic Perspectives. McFarland & Company. ISBN 978-0-7864-4112-9.
  • ——— (2013). Japanese Aesthetics and Anime: The Influence of Tradition. McFarland & Company. ISBN 978-0-7864-7151-5.
  • ——— (2013). Synesthesia and the Arts. McFarland & Company. ISBN 978-0-7864-7563-6.

References

  1. ^ "Cavallaro, Dani, 1962–". Library of Congress. Retrieved 4 December 2024.
  2. ^ "Dani Cavallaro". Bloomsbury Publishing. Archived from the original on 7 September 2023. Retrieved 6 September 2023.
  3. ^ Feldman, Christopher R (2012). "Magic as Metaphor in Anime: A Critical Study". Magic, Ritual & Witchcraft. 7 (2): 228–230. doi:10.1353/mrw.2012.0017. S2CID 162271778 – via JSTOR.
  4. ^ Bould, Mark (2000). "A Half-Baked Hypertext". Science Fiction Studies. 27 (3): 520–522. JSTOR 4240933 – via JSTOR.
  5. ^ Finkelstein, David (2002). "Review: [Untitled]". The Library Quarterly: Information, Community, Policy. 72 (3): 386–388. doi:10.1086/lq.72.3.40039769. JSTOR 40039769 – via JSTOR.
  6. ^ Okuyama, Yoshiko (2013). "Review: [Untitled]". Marvels & Tales. 27 (2): 399–342. doi:10.13110/marvelstales.27.2.0339 – via JSTOR.
  7. ^ Fell, Alison S (2005). "French Feminist Theory: An Introduction". French Studies. 59 (3): 436–437. doi:10.1093/fs/kni201.
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